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SO that Miranda-Ribeiro's species is certainly a Physalaemus. Since 

 no figure of the type has been pubUshed, and since the characters 

 given in the original description are insufficient to give it a definite 

 place in the synonymy of the known species of Physalaemus, the 

 question of its true identity must remain unsettled for the time being. 

 For a statistical analysis of measurements of the species of 

 Physalaemus here discussed, see pages 373 and 385. 



Key to the species of Physalaemus of southeastern Brazil 



a} Vomerine teeth present, although rather weakly developed; venter buff, 

 with scattered dark blotches anteriorly on belly and chest (and throat of 



female) cuvieri (p. 342) 



a? No vomerine teeth. 



h} A tarsal tubercle present. 



c.i Two shovel-shaped metatarsal tubercles present, nearly equal in size; 



heel reaching front of shoulder fuscomaculatus (p. 345) 



c? Metatarsal tubercles not shovel-shaped, the inner one much larger than 

 the outer; heel reaching center of eye; a black lumbar gland usually 

 present, which is covered when hind limbs are folded; venter immaculate 



cream gracilis (p. 348) 



h? No tarsal tubercle. 



c' A lumbar ocellus; a fold along tarsus; metatarsus with four rows of small 



tubercles signiferus (p. 351) 



c? No lumbar ocellus; no tarsal fold, or only a trace of one; metatarsus 

 smooth olfersi (p. 350) 



Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger 



Plate 31, Figures f, a 



1826. Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, p. 65 (type locality, Brazil). — Parker, 



1927b, p. 461 (part); 1940, p. 203. — MUller and Hellmich, 1936, p. 54, 



fig. 19. 

 1862. Gomphobates notatus Reinhardt and Lutken, p. 173, pi. 4, fig. 3, 3,a (type 



locality, Lag6a Santa, Minas Gerais). — Steindachner, 1867, p. 11. — 



F. Miller, 1882, p. 132. — Brandes and Schoenichen, 1901, pp. 403, 



411. 

 1862. Gomphobates kroyeri Reinhardt and LtJTKEN, p. 17 (type locality, Cachoeira 



on Rio Paraguagu, 18 miles from Bahia). — Steindachner, 1867, p. 11. 

 1864. Leiuperus albonotatus Steindachner, 1864a, p. 275, pi. 16, figs. 4-4,c 



(type localities, Pard, and Caigara, Mato Grosso). — Boettger, 1881, 



p. 133. 

 1864. Leiuperus ephippifer Steindachner, 1864a, p. 277, pi. 14, figs. 1, l,a, l,e, 



pi. 16, fig. 5 (type localities, Pard and Caigara); 1864b, p. 551. 

 1873. Paludicola notata Peters, 1873a, p. 223. 

 1882. Paludicola biligonigera Boulenger, 1882a, (part), p. 234. — Bauman, 1912, 



p. 162. 

 1882. Paludicola kroyeri Boulenger, 1882a, p. 235.— Cope, 1887, p. 48.— 



Bauman, 1912, p. 162. 

 1887. Paludicola albifrons Boulenger, (part), p. 295. 



